What do I look for in inspirational stories? Anything. Some look for certain details, but don't just cut down parts of the story, all words, any words can inspire one, not just those in a single paragraph.

Thanks for the submission info, Angie. I look for substance in an inspirational story, something more than just "feel good" it has to speak to something deep within me. (maybe I'm too serious, ya think?!)

Strong likeable characters,creativity and surprises in the narrative. Also a sense that the story came from an inspired place, honestly some books - mostly of the 'formula' and 'copy cat' kind often lack that.

I tried to have all these elements in my novel - YA called 'Lethal Inheritance'. I'd be interested to know what you and your readers think of it.

You can read ch1 of it at http://publishersearch.wordpress.com/lethal-inheritance/

On the home page there are postings about writing, challenges of the writer's life and getting published. I figure there'll be a lot of stuff there you can relate to, as I do here.

Subscribe To

Da Scoop

Angie Ledbetter is Co-Publishing Editor of Rose & Thorn Journal: roseandthornjournal.com. She is a writer, editor and sometime poet.
When not wrangling her family life, she enjoys working on her women's fiction novel and other writing projects.
Ledbetter is just a little bit scattered, but never boring. She loves communing with others across the Blogosphere. She's also @Angie_Ledbetter in Twitteritaville, and FaceBook.
Email~~> AngieDLed@aol.com